Ruishton Church of England School

State-Funded School

ruishton-church-of-england-school-somerset-south-west

South WestRegion

SomersetLocal Authority

Taunton and WellingtonConstituency

TA3 5JZPostcode

3.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Ruishton Church of England School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Somerset, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 215 pupils. Ruishton Church of England School is part of THE OAK PARTNERSHIP TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 52%
Higher standard: 10%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

215

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

12%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 215
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: THE OAK PARTNERSHIP TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 May 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
27 Nov 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.